diff --git a/static/js/app.js b/static/js/app.js
index 1a84fef29..63eee0d6e 100644
--- a/static/js/app.js
+++ b/static/js/app.js
@@ -120,7 +120,10 @@ function createOrganizationTeam(ApiService, orgname, teamname, callback) {
 }
 
 function getMarkedDown(string) {
-  return Markdown.getSanitizingConverter().makeHtml(string || '');
+  // This automatically puts text into paragraph tags, which may or may not effect
+  // the style of a page. For consistency, we make sure empty text is paragraph tags.
+  var html = Markdown.getSanitizingConverter().makeHtml(string || '');
+  return html == '' ? '<p style="visibility:hidden">easter egg</p>' : html;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/static/partials/repo-list.html b/static/partials/repo-list.html
index fff1c966b..532d976eb 100644
--- a/static/partials/repo-list.html
+++ b/static/partials/repo-list.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div class="row">
-  <div class="col-lg-3 col-lg-push-9 col-md-3 col-md-push-9 col-sm-4 col-sm-push-8 col-xs-12">
+  <div class="repo-list-sidebar col-lg-3 col-lg-push-9 col-md-3 col-md-push-9 col-sm-4 col-sm-push-8 col-xs-12">
     <div class="button-bar-right">
       <a href="/new/">
         <button class="btn btn-success">